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xkcd #2898: Orbital Argument (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 8 months ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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"Some people say light is waves, and some say it's particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that's both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?" "YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE!"

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[–] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Surly the sun is big wnough that the point actually being orbited is still within the sun?

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For our solar system: mostly. But if we lived in a binary star system, the distinction would be much more obvious.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Well we aint in a binary star system are we.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I haven't asked the solar system for their pronouns.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

How would physics know that? We orbit the same point, regardless of the number of stars. (It’s called the barycentre).

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 3 points 8 months ago

yes, the earth-sun barycenter is still well within the sun.

not sure why other commenters felt the need to give snark lol